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Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventor:

Frederick A. Millett, Grand Haven, MI (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/68 (2006.01); A47J 36/00 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/74 (2006.01); H05B 6/12 (2006.01); A47J 27/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 36/00 (2013.01); A47J 27/004 (2013.01); F24C 7/083 (2013.01); G02B 6/001 (2013.01); H05B 1/0202 (2013.01); H05B 1/0258 (2013.01); H05B 3/74 (2013.01); H05B 3/746 (2013.01); H05B 6/1218 (2013.01); G02B 6/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A heating appliance includes a translucent cooktop and a burner in communication with the cooktop. The burner is operable between deactive and active states. The upper surface of the cooktop defines a cooldown state after the burner is moved from the active to the deactive state. A light module includes a light source and is in an illuminated state when the burner is in the active state and when the cooktop is in the cooldown state. A light guide extends from the light module and around a portion of the burner. The light guide is positioned such that the light source directs light through the light guide. The outer surface of the light guide includes a formed surface that directs light upward and through the cooktop, wherein the light guide is visible through the cooktop when the light module is in the illuminated state.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Millett, Frederick. (2022). Fiber optic light guide for generating illuminated indicia for an electric burner of a heating appliance (U.S. Patent No. 11224307). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11224307

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